What color is #857A45?

#857A45 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857A45?

The RGB value is 133, 122, 69: 133 red, 122 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857A45?

The complementary color is #455085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857A45?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857A45 color

#857A45 rgb(133, 122, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #857A45 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 47.8% green and 27.1% blue (133, 122, 69).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 32% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 48% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#857A45 color codes

HEX	`#857A45`
RGB	`rgb(133, 122, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 47.8%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 32%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 48%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 48%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.08, -3.56, 30.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.08, 30.62, 96.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.707, 19.336, 8.429)`
Decimal	`8747589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857A45, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #857A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857A45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #857A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857a45; }
.text { color: #857a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 122 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857a45, #708545); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #857A45?: #857A45 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857A45?: The RGB value is 133, 122, 69: 133 red, 122 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857A45?: The complementary color is #455085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857A45?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.